Continental Airlines recently announced changes that are to take effect once it joins Star Alliance on October 27th. Here's the breakdown:
- There will be no same-day change fees for Platinum Elite members for tickets purchased on or after Oct. 1, 2009.
- Reward travel will no longer require a Saturday night stay.
- Travelers will earn 100% Elite Qualification Miles and Elite Qualification Points on discounted fares regardless of where the ticket is purchased or issued.
- Elite bonuses will be based on the minimum mileage earned instead of the actual flight miles flown.
- Starting Dec. 15, Continental will charge $75 for non-elite frequent fliers to book a ticket less than 21 days in advance, as well as to redeposit miles or change a reservation. The fee is $25 for Gold Elite members, $50 for Silver Elite and no charge for Platinum Elite.
- Some mileage requirements for reward travel will change for travel booked beginning October 27, although coach tickets would continue to be available at 20,000 miles.
- Effective January 1, 2010:
- All members worldwide will earn 125% base miles on F, C, J and D fare classes.
- All members worldwide will earn 1.5 Elite Qualification Points when they purchase and fly in fare classes F, C, J, D, Z, Y and B on flights operated by Continental.
I gained quite a few points from Singapore airlines in 2007, another star alliance airline, however when I checked my account after flying continental recently I noted the points were missing? Do they expire?
Posted by: car | January 27, 2010 at 05:56 AM